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Is Biden Already Giving Up on Abortion Rights Legislation?
It sure looks like it.
It’s been a consistent theme in recent years for the Democratic Party, hasn’t it? Promises are made on the campaign trail, and few, if any at all, are kept.
Lauren Egan with NBC News writes:
“Asked at a news conference in Bali, Indonesia, what Americans could expect Congress to do about abortion access, Biden said: “I don’t think they can expect much of anything other than we’re going to maintain our positions.”…
…“I don’t think there’s enough votes to codify unless something happens unusual in the House,” Biden said.
“I think we’re going to get very close in the House,” he added. “But I don’t think we’re going to make it.”
Control of the House remains unresolved as vote-counting in the midterm elections continues; Republicans remain the favorite to control of the chamber by a narrow majority.
Democrats have kept control of the Senate, but passing a bill through it would likely require 60 votes, which would necessitate about 10 Republicans’ supporting it.”
The seat count in the House hasn’t even been determined yet, and Democrats are already lowering expectations.
